The success of ‘Elvis’ may have encouraged Sofia Coppola to jump into her next film, as the Oscar winner is set to direct the feature. ‘Priscilla’which is based on Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s memoir ‘Elvis and Me’ with Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi ready to play Priscilla and Elvis Presley again. Published in 1985, Presley’s intimate account of his life with Elvis became a New York Times bestseller and an international sensation. Coppola has also adapted the script.
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Deadline claims that Coppola had been mulling over this film for some time to follow up on ‘On The Rocks’ and began putting the pieces together to get the project off the ground this fall. While he did meet with various actors for the role of Elvis (with Elordi ultimately landing the coveted part), Spaeny has been her first choice since day 1 for the role of Priscilla.
Coppola, Henley, Lorenzo Mieli The Apartment, a Fremantle Company and American Zoetrope will produce the film and The Apartment, a Fremantle Company and Sony’s Stage 6 Films will finance. A24 will distribute in North AmericaVision Distribution will distribute in Italy (later to become exclusive to Sky), Stage 6 Films/Sony Pictures International Releasing will distribute in the rest of the world.
Coppola will once again team up with longtime collaborators, including director of photography Philippe Le Sourd, costume designer Stacey Battatthe editor Sarah Flack and production designer Tamara Deverell. This marks the third collaboration between Sofia Coppola and A24. She is also developing a series adaptation of Edith Wharton’s ‘The Custom of the Country’. ‘Priscilla’ will shoot in Toronto in the fall.